January 21, 2009 1:06 PM

Survey results: Where are the job openings?
Posted by Jesse Nunesat 1:06 PM

Last week's poll, tied to The Big Help online, attempted to find out what our readers thought they needed the most help with in their job search. Not a very interesting survey topic, apparently, as only around 300 readers put in the time to respond.

Nevertheless, here's how the results shook out:

So obviously, a majority of people feel they need the most help finding where the jobs openings are. Apparently, the search tool at Boston.com/Monster isn't giving the desired results, or else people think many postings are for jobs that aren't really "there." Regardless, with the economy in the shape it's in and the ranks of unemployed swelling by the day, there are more and more job seekers for less and less job openings. So trying to find the inside track on where the "real" jobs are seems to be a priority for most.

The next area people felt they needed the most advice from was a logical one: Networking. Many experts out there like to talk about how networking is really the key to finding a good job, and everything else is secondary. Luckily enough, we had some great tips on networking last week during The Big Help, including a chat with author and networking expert Diane Darling and a really good in-depth article from Dave Sanford of Winter, Wyman on how to effectively network.

As for where to look for jobs, as well on tips for the whole job search process, check out our new Job Seeker Advice page for tons of useful tips and links. Also check out the links to some industry-specific niche job sites out there (See the "Niche job sites" links under the "Organizing your search" section.)

This week, we hope for a little bit more participation in the weekly survey. Against the backdrop of the well-documented economic woes and companies cutting back wherever they can, we ask a question that hits where it matters most: the wallet. Are you making more of less money that you did a year ago?

Chime in and let us know.